Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-27

with diphtheria. She is now convalescing.
Thirteen tenement houses in Savannah,
Ga, were destroyed 10y fire sunday, the
I'D.
The French government has contracted
with Chicago parties for 100000 pounds
corned beef.
The report of the department of agricul-
ture for May indicates a decline in the
condition Of wheat.
Prairie fires and heavy wind storms
have done great damage throughout
Manitoba this spring.
Ben Perley Poore the well known news
paper correspondent, is seriously i'll at his
home in Washington.
The mills OF the Reader paper company
at Versailles Conn, were burned Sunday,
the 22d Loss $4,000.
Gen. Pasco, a lawyer Of pronounced abil-
ity, has been nominated Unltei States
senator from Florida, to succeed Senator
Jones.
7. r. Barnum's tannery and II ad iacent
buildings at Bridgeport, Conn. burned on
the 2lsr with 100000 loss, leaving II fam
lilies homeless.
Charles y. Reynolds of Norristown, n.
j., has been fined S26 for blasphemy, for
circulating pamphlet denying the infal-
libility OF tn bible.
O Sarah Field, Delaware Indian Of
Ninita Ind Ter, ha, Teen ,entenced TO be
hanged Aug. II for the murder of her
daughters illegitmate child.
The Pennsylvania state liquor league
will fight the high license law passed by
the legislature of that state, by testing its
constitutionality in the courts.
Cannon Falls Mimi, was almost en-
tirely destroyed by fire on the 2lst inst.
twenty-five business houses were burned
The loss is estimated at 10000.
Rev James A. Sildall, one Of the most
prominent preachers in the Northeast
Methodist Conference of Indiana, has been
ad judged insane, and sent TO an asylum.
Eighteen thousand building operators
in Chicago are on a strike. Both masters
and men are very determined. and there
is every prospect OF protracted strike
Later particulars from the express rob
hery on the international q Great North.
ern road at Mcneil Station, Texas, state
that the amount stolen is estimated at
$4,000.
Gray Shepherd and Eleaseer Isaacs, two
Philadelphia reporters were killed 10y a
Pennsylvania express while returning
from the state fair grounds Sunday eve
ming May -.
Judge Pardee of the United States cir.
cult court in Atlanta held the Georgia
local option law to tie constitutional. The
case will be appealed to the United States
supreme court
Ben Butler, at an anti-coercion meeting
at Lowell, Mass, said he believed, rs the
Irish had fought our battles, this country
ought 10 help Ireland if she ever got into
war with England.
VIM. II. Mcllhaney general freight
agent of the New York Central railroad,
has been discharged in disgrace" McIll-
haney was accused Of embezzling s25 900
of the company's money.
The American government has inter
coded for the three condemned Mexican
officers who violated American territory
at Nogalez, and they will probably have
their sentences committed.
President Fitzgerald of the Irish league
has written to Gladstone saying that he
understood that he (Gladstone) is coming
to America this fall and extending 10 him
the cordial hospitality Of the league.
Secretary Lamar has decided that the
evidence did not warrant the allowance
of the claim of Jacob Herman OF Hall
county, Nebraska, amounting TO $1,000 on
account Of Ogalalla and Sioux Indian
raids in 1866.
a complete system Of mounted police
patrol has been established along the inter
al no 4 n Ia, IL
with a view of making it impossible for
Canadian Bloods 20 continue their thiev-
ing operations.
A hitting engine on the Baltimore &
OHIO railroad at Bay View station near
Baltimore collided with passenger car
on the afternoon Of the I'D inst Snowden
Clemens was killed and John W Martin,
Jas. L. Hare and Oliver Buckalew wero
seriously injured.
Reports received from the region OF
North Mexico recently visited by earth
quake shocks, say that in one village 60
persons were killed and many wounded
AT the hour the earth quake was felt vol
cano of fire was started in the Sierra Ma.
Dire mountains which is still active.
An attempt will le made TO secure tho
release Vi w Ill might one OF the Frisco
train robbers on the ground that the court
which convicted him had no Jurisdiction
fact estab he'd by the de "ision in tho
Fotheringham case. The one difficulty in
the way is the fact that Haight pleaded
guilty.
The friends OF Franklin j Moses. tho
lawyer and ex-judge and Ex-Governor OF
South Carolina have made application TO
Governor Ames and council for a pardon
Moses in October lSsj, was sentenced 20
three years in the Massachusetts, state
prison for forgery. IL is stated that ho is
poor health.
Miss Jane T., Hall Of Montgomery coun-
ty, Pa, and a married sister ! wing I'm Phil
adelphia, have instituted suit TO recover
$4,000 900 from the United States govern
ment Their claim is based upon tho ale
CATION that one OF their ance tors.
Frenchman named James DE Haven, loan.
ed the colonial government half million
francs TO pay the troops. and that the sum